June 24
Columbus Dispatch
columnist Aaron Portzline
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Mike Milbury, a TV expert these days, was the GM of the New York Islanders in the summer of 2000, the last time the Islanders held the No. 1 overall pick in the NHL entry draft. Milbury surprised many by drafting goaltender Rick DiPietro with the No. 1 overall pick, passing on Dany Heatley and Marian Gaborik. To make matters worse and clear a spot for DiPietro Milbury traded goaltender Roberto Luongo and center Olli Jokinen to the Florida Panthers for forwards Oleg Kvasha and Mark Parrish. Nearly a decade later, the Islanders still are digging out from under a long string of unconscionable decisions made by Milbury and a few others in the many years that followed. As a reward for having ..."